New Artist Spotlight: Burnham

With an opening slot on Justin Bieber’s My World tour, if you haven’t heard of Burnham, you might want to check them out!

Hailing from Vermont, these three brothers, Alex, 18, Andre, 16, and Forrest, 14, have already made quite a name for themselves and you can check them out on the Teen Island Summer Fan Fest Tour, along with Island Def Jam’s other talented young newcomers, Khalil, Aaron Fresh and Jessica Jarrell.

Burnham recently performed an acoustic set for Twist magazine. Check out their current single ‘Catch Me If You Can’ –

These bros are much cooler than those Jonas bros…just sayin’.

Taio Cruz “Dynamite” Music Video

Taio Cruz is has been blowing up the music charts with his first two singles: “Break Your Heart” and his latest “Dynamite”. His new single ‘Dynamite” is currently #2 on the iTunes music charts.

The track “Dynamite” was added to the American edition of Taio’s second album ‘Rokstarr’, which peaked at #8 on the Billboard 200 back in June. A ‘Dynamite’ remix featuring Jennifer Lopez should be released soon! (She should be thanking god for that! Haha)

Check out Taio Cruz’s latest music video for “Dynamite.”

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Esmee Denters Covers Stevie Wonder’s “As”

Dutch songstress Esmee Denters has covered Stevie Wonder’s classic ‘As‘ for Billboard’s Mash Up Mondays. You may remember that George Michael and Mary J Blige had a pretty big hit with this song back in the day, but we think Esmee has done a pretty good job too.

Esmee’s new single ‘Love Dealer‘ featuring Justin Timberlake is out next week (12th July).

For those of you that don’t know much about Esmee Denters, she started her career by posting videos on YouTube performing covers of her favorite songs. After a few years of singing online Justin Timberlake signed her to his record label and she even went on tour with him.

Check out the video below! Do you think Stevie Wonder would be proud of her performance?

New Artist Spotlight: Katie Tuck

Emerging country music starlet Katie Tuck has a voice so powerful and mature, Nashville has taken notice. Look out Taylor Swift, there’s a new girl in town.

Check out Katie Tuck’s ‘I Wanna Be That Girl‘ –

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For more information on Katie Tuck, check out www.myspace.com/katietuck.

Travis Garland Performs Debut Single ‘Believe’ On American Idol

The hype surrounding newcomer Travis Garland seemingly came out of nowhere a few days ago when it was announced that he would be performing his debut single ‘Believe‘ on the American Idol results show this week. Leading up to his performance, we learned that Travis was a member of the boy band NLT, is currently signed to Geffen Records, and is being pushed by none other than Perez Hilton. Perez introduced Travis last night and claimed that Garland’s version of ‘Dead and Gone’, which you can check out on his Myspace page, is better than Justin Timberlake’s version. That sound-byte will certainly be taken out of context and used against him by the critics.

Check out Travis Garland’s debut performance of ‘Believe’ on American Idol –

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Artist To Watch: Travis Garland

Travis Garland just released his debut single ‘Believe’ yesterday and the internet is already buzzing. And you can expect to hear a lot more about Travis after he performs on this weeks American Idol results show.

Garland was a member of the former boyband, Not Like Them (NLT), and it was Garland’s Mypsace page that had previously caught Perez Hilton’s attention.

Perez says of Garland, “I think what’s really exciting about Travis is that he’ll appeal to the young girls that love Justin Timberlake and Justin Bieber, but he’s older and more mature so he’ll appeal to a broader audience.”

“I think he’s a great singer and a great dancer,” Hilton says, “and hot and young. But he’s a gifted songwriter too. I am involved on the management side and I’m involved on the label side. So I’m fully involved in him and fully believe in him.”

Check out Travis Garland’s debut single ‘Believe’ –

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO! @SimonCurtis LIVE @TheRoxy

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In just a few short weeks after releasing his debut album, Simon Curtis‘ 8Bit Heart has been downloaded more than 200,000 times. Last night, Simon Curtis took to the stage at the world famous venue, The Roxy, for his debut performance and delivered a show worthy of praise. Several celebrities, including JC Chasez, Adam Lambert, Matt Dallas, and Josh Hutcherson came out to see Simon’s performance.

Ruben Gallardo, aka @benrobot, the winner of the iMusicDaily/HollyWire Simon Curtis Giveaway, said of Simon’s debut performance:

“It was a complete out of body experience. Simon absolutely killed it with his moves. He was on fire! You can tell he loves his audience. I think ‘Diablo’ was the highlight of the night. I was feeling it.”

Check out our EXCLUSIVE footage from Simon Curtis‘ performance at The Roxy –

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Artist To Watch: Tino Coury

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Newcomer Tino Coury just released his debut single ‘Diary’ and it can already be heard on over 45 pop and rhythm radio stations across the US.

Tino Coury is the first artist signed to indie label Eleventh Records. ‘Diary’ marks the first release on Eleventh Records, which is being distributed through Universal’s Fontana. Tino will release his full-length debut album later in the year, for which he has collaborated with producer Alex Cantrall (Fantasia, Dru Hill, JoJo).

On ‘Diary’, Tino says:

“I started with a straight piano line as a loop,” he recalls of the song’s creation. “I had the lyrical concept, and the melody and the words started coming for the hook. I then started building the track adding the drums and synths–I wanted it to have a little bit of a club feel. When I write a song, I want a beat you can dance to, a great track-but also a story,” adds Coury. “There has to be a heart to it.”

Check out the music video for Tino Coury’s ‘Diary’ –

Download Tino Coury’s debut single ‘Diary’ on iTunes.

NEW MUSIC: Lolene – ‘Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)’

Giddy, whirling electro-pop sounds by a fierce chick with a positive spirit and can-do attitude, that’s Lolene. Lolene hails from Britsol, England and is set to release her debut album The Electrick Hotel this summer.

Lolene’s first single ‘Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)’ is “about living your life like you’ve already made it even if you haven’t got a penny to your name.”

Check out Lolene’s first single ‘Rich (Fake It Til You Make It)’ –

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The Top 10 YouTube Cover Songs

Mashable.com made a list of their Top 10 YouTube Cover Songs. We thought it was a pretty good list, so we wanted to share it with you!

Do you agree with this Top 10? Are there any great covers that you feel should be included on this list?

10. Lady Gaga – Telephone by Aston

9. Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em – Crank That by JawKneeYeah

8. The Cars – Let’s Go with Tesla coil by Mark Smart and Steve Ward

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